lorsch



2 SheetslSheet 1.

H O S R O L S M a d 0 M 0 W WATER PROOF GARMENT.

No. 317, 12. memed May 12 1885.

aliases AS I 071902 N PETERS, PHOQO-Lmwgrlphfll, Wnlhir gton' D.

(No 11101161. 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

.M. S. LORSOH.

WATER PROOF GARMENT.

No. 317,812. Patented May 12, 188 5.

PATENT @rricn.

Moses s. LORSGH, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATER-PROOF GARMENT.

EiPIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,812, dated May 12, 1885.

Application filed August 30, 1884. (No model.)

ing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garments for horsemens use, the object thereof being to provide a coat which shall cover both the rider and the saddle, and protect them both in front and behind from rain or snow, said coat being adapted, by a simple change or adjustment, to be used as an ulster or outside walking-coat.

To this end, therefore, my invention consists in a. coat made of any suitable material, water-proof or otherwise, having its upper portion of normal size, while the waist and lower part are widened, the back being pro- Vided with loops by which the widened portion may be reduced to ordinary dimensions, and the front lower portion having buttons and button-holes whereby the skirts may be adjusted so as to protect the legs of the wearer.

My invention also consists in a coat having two back breadths united by a central seam, and each increasing in width from the top toward the bottom, and two front breadths-one upon each side-whereby the skirt is made of the necessary dimensions to cover the rider and the saddle upon which he sits, both in front and behind, the front of the coat being provided with suitable storm-flaps and wrist fastenings.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this application, Figure l is a view showing the back of the coat laid out upon a flat surface. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the coat as it appears when contracted to the dimensions of an ordinary outside coat. Fig. 3 is a view of the inside of the lower portion of the skirt, showing the means for adjusting the coat so that it may protect the legs of the rider. Fig. 4. is a diagram of the patterns by which the back and front breadths are out.

In the said drawings the reference-numerals 1 1 denote the back breadths of the coat, each cut substantially in accordance with the pattern 1 (shown in .Fig. 4,) and united by a central scam, 2. To one of these breadths, not far from its longitudinal center, and at the waist portion of the garment, is attached a button-loop, 3, and upon the other in a corresponding position, isa buttonstrap, 4, these parts being adapted to subserve a purpose to be presently described. These back breadths, as shown in the drawings, are of the normal size at the top, but increase rapidly in width toward the bottom, thereby amplifying the skirt considerably beyond the ordinary dimensions. To each of the back breadths 1 is stitched a front breadth, 5, one of the latter being provided with buttons 6, and the other with button-holes 7, whereby the coat is secured upon the person. To one of the front breadths also is stitched a storm-flap, 8, having button-holes which engage buttons 9 upon the opposite flap, whereby the rain is effectually prevented from entering the opening on the front of the coat.

The collar 10 is made in the usual manner and may be provided with a button-loop, by which it is tightly fastened around the neck.

Upon the inside of the skirt, near its lower end, and at a suitable distance from the front, is placed a button, 11, the edge of the skirt being provided at a point opposite said button with a button hole, 12,, by which the skirt may be so adjusted to the person as to protect the lower limbs of the rider. This adjustment consists in folding the skirt around the leg and fastening it by means of the button 11 and button-hole 12. By this construction a very effectual protection is given to the legs, the fastening obviating the necessity of constantly replacing the skirts which are displaced by the motion of the horse and by the wind.

The sleeves 18 are of the usual construction and are provided with an inner separate flap, 14, which is contracted by an elastic cord or tape, 15, substantially in the manner shown in Letters Patent No. 297,526, issued April 22, 1884. An outer or storm flap, 16, is also attached, covering the inner flap, 14., and eX- tending below the same; but these parts form no portion of my present invention, as they are covered by the Letters Patent mentioned above.

The dimensions of the skirt are such that when the wearer is mounted it will surround and protect both the person and the saddle in front and rear.

IUU

When it is desired to use the garment as a walking-coat, the central rear ,portion of the skirt is folded over longitudinally and the button-loop 3 is attached to the button upon 5 the strap 4, thereby contracting the coat to the 10 back breadths united by a central seam, the

said breadths being of normal size above and the skirts of each increasing in width from the top toward the bottom, and two front breadths-one upon each sidestitchedto the I 5 back breadths, such back breadths being provided one with a buttonloop and the other with a button strap, whereby the article may be transformed from a Walking-coat into a coat to cover horse and rider, substantially as 20 described.

2. A coat forhorsemens use, having its upper portion of normal'dimensions, andits skirt widening rapidly toward the bottom and provided upon its rear waist portion with a button-loop and button-strap, said skirt being also provided with an inner button upon each side at a suitable distance from the front and having an opposite button-hole in its edge,.

substantially as described.

3. A water-proof coat for horsemens use, consisting of the back and front breadths, 1 and 5, having button-loop 3 and button-strap upon the former, and buttons 11 and buttonholes 12 upon the latter, and storm-flaps adapted to cover and covering when brought into use the front of the coat and the sleeves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MOSES S. LORSCH. 

